Alabama is trying to steal Georgia's peaches

[SoCalDem]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4748126.stm
Peach 'row' beckons for US states
BBC News, UK - 4 hours ago

The US state of Alabama is set to make the peach its official tree fruit. Aimed at rewarding the work of state peach farmers, the ...
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GOOD GRIEF.. Are things going that great in Alabama, that they would waste legislative time crafting legislation to make Alabama's "Official Fruit Tree", the Peach??

And they tried to tell us they had some trouble with some gusty winds & a little rain, back in August.. :eyes:

If legislatures waste time on this kind of stuff, they obviously don;t have enough to do, or aren't smart enough to know what needs doing..

Term limits are SOOOOO necessary.. These freaks are too comfy in their jobs..

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. We would challenge Alabama to a duel but we're too busy with crap like:

http://www.blogfordemocracy.org/

Red Clay Would Be Official State Dirt Under Lawmaker's Bill: Rep. Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, has introduced a bill designating Georgia red clay as the official state dirt.
It is HB 1443.

Franklin said it was prompted by criticism he got from a constituent for his recent vote against the bill designating the Southern Appalachian brook trout the official state cold water fish. “It got me to thinking these things are important to some people,” he said. Franklin, who was raised in Alabama and had heard about Georgia red clay all his life, said he got to thinking what still hadn’t been designated an official state symbol and hit upon the dirt idea.

“It’s definitely not a joke,” he said.

[SoCalDem]

2. Uh Oh., I thought red dirt was the official dirt of Oklahoma

A three way duel perhaps..??

JC Watts could participate:)

[RubyDuby in GA]

3. Do you see what we're up against here? This will be far more

important to some people than the fact that the Republican Gov and Republican legislature pushed 75,000 children out of the PeachCare system (the state insurance for uninsured children)!!!!!!!!!

But thank gawd they have their priorities straight - and those pesky gays can't marry either. :sarcasm:

[Lisa]

12. let the mud (or clay)-slinging begin! (n/t)

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Dirt trumps peaches

[quaoar]

11. Alabama has an official state "spirit" aka whiskey

Conecuh Ridge Alabama Fine Whiskey

But Alabama already has an official state fruit -- the blackberry.

http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_fruit.html

[RB TexLa]

4. Louisiana and Mississippi both have Magnolia as the official flower or

tree flower or some official thing.

[RubyDuby in GA]

5. Personally (oh man I hope none of the other GA DUers see this as we're

meeting tomorrow night and I will get flamed), but I think California peaches are better than Georgia peaches. Now, as far as our Peaches (good ol' Georgia gals) y'all ain't got squat on us :P

[CottonBear]

8. I'mmmm tellinnnnn...you're busted Ruby Duby. Flat out busted!

:evilgrin: :spank:

edit: Don't forget Clay Cox's (R-Lilburn) bill to make it illegal for employers to prevent employees from saying Merry Christmas at work. :(

[zbdent]

7. On the "legislative time" wasted on fruit trees designations,

Ohio, in the eighties, just had to make legislation designating an official "rock and roll state song" . . .

[quaoar]

9. I'll bet Georgia doesn't have one of these

[CottonBear]

10. Nope, but Gaffney, SC has an even better one:

The Big Peach (AKA The Peach Butt)

[SoCalDem]

13. Florida has a giant orange.. I have seen it

It actually looks just like that one:)